Friday, April 11, 2014

Friday Freebit

“What the hell?” My carry-on bag slid across the floor and slammed into the
wall. My feet slipped out from

under me, I landed flat on my back, and someone
fell on top of me, pinning me to the floor. The breath knocked out of me, I lay
still a moment.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” I finally caught my breath and
pushed him off. “Everyone’s always in such a big hurry.”

“Why’d you slow down? You darned near stopped in front of me.” He stood up,
brushed himself off and held out his hand to help me up. “Sorry.”

I knocked his hand away, got to my knees and stood. I didn’t need his help.
Not his or anyone else’s for that matter. What I needed was to find my bag and
get on to my gate.

“Look, I’m sorry. It was entirely my fault. I shouldn’t have been in such a
hurry.” He held his hand out to me again, but I ignored it. “Here, let me get
that for you.” He hurried to pick up my bag, but I grabbed it first.

“Look, Mister, I have a plane to catch, so excuse me if I don’t have time to
chat.” I straightened up my bag, grabbed the handle and started toward my gate.
Good looking in a rustic sort of way, I had to admit. Probably worked outdoors
or at least spent a lot of time outside. Not that it made any difference. I
didn’t have time for him. Or any man for that matter. I had a career to build,
and men didn’t figure into it.

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About Me

As the second youngest of six children, I always had a vivid imagination and loved to make up stories. I often sat and daydreamed about imaginary characters and lost myself in books and make-believe worlds.
My love of writing began as a teenager, but only recently pursued it seriously. With encouragement from fellow book-club members, NEORWA and my husband, I began writing and submitting my work.
Although Satin Sheets was my first published novel, I have over forty articles and stories published in magazines such as Good Old Days, Nostalgia, and Ohio Writer along with several online publications.
Besides teaching three writing courses for Long Story School of Writing, I taught a writing course at Cuyahoga Community College.
In my spare time, I enjoys spending time with my six children, fourteen grandchildren and great grandchildren. My hobbies include ceramics, knitting, quilting, and jewelry making. But after my family, my first love is writing. I reside with my husband of forty-eight years in Northeast Ohio. You can visit my website at: http://www.roseannedowell.com